Bowling-pin.



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GEORGE OBENHACK, OF NIAGARA-FALLS, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE OBENHACK, a citizen of the United Stat/esV residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented cer! tain new and useful Improvements in Bowling-Pins, o-f whiclrthe following is a speciication. I

This invention relates to improvements in pins employed v.in bowlingy alleys, and its object is to provide a composite pin which can be cheaply and easily repaired if it becomes cracked or chipped in play, thus obviating ythe necessity of replacing the pin with a newv one, which is a large item of expense in public bowling alleys.

The herein stated object is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation ofa bowlingr pin constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross-` section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring specically to the drawing, the pin is of conventional form, and comprises a central core of wood having a body portion 5 and a reduced neck portion G, the former having a removable facing composed of two separate strips 7 and 8, respectively, of some fibrous vulcanizable composition. The body portion 5 of the core is turned cylindrical from the neckG to a distance about half-way to the base of the pin and thence tapers to the base, as shown in Fig. 2, vand from the top of the cylindrical portion the core is turned to form the neck. The strip 7 encircles and covers the cylindrical portion of the core body, and the strip 8 encircles and covers the tapered bot'- tom portion of the same down to the base of the pin.

In order that the pin may have the conventional shape, the strip 7 is thicker intermediate its-ends than at the ends, the taper toward the latter being gradual.Y The strip 8 is shaped to follow the contour of the tapered bottom portion of thecore body. The vertical edges of the strips are joined by a dovetail joint 9, and the connection bej Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed October 12, 191'4. Serial N o. 866,306.

tween the strips is made by a screw joint l0. The bottom portion of the strip 7 projects a short distance below the cylindrical portlon of the core body, said-projecting portion being spaced from the tapered bottom portion of the core body and internally screw-threaded so that the strip 8 may be screwed into said projecting portion, the upper end of the strip 8 being externally screw-threaded for this purpose and reduced in thickness to enter the threaded portion of the strip 7. The strips 7 and 8 are readily removable from the core so that when they become cracked or chipped in play, they may be renewed, thus obviating the necessity of replacing the pin by a new one. Preferably, the bottom strip 8 is put on first and then the top strip 7 is applied and connected to the former by the screw joint 10. The core can be weighted or reduced in weight in the ordinary manner to obtain the correct weight of the pin.

I claim:

1. A bowling pin comprising a central core consisting of a body portion and a neck,

and a removable facing on the body portion of said core, said facing comprlsing separate strips covering respectively the upper and lower portions of the core body and separably connected.

2. A bowling pin comprising a central core consisting of a body portion having a cylindrical form at the top and tapered at the bottom, and a neck, and facing strips on said body portion, one of said facing strips covering the cylindrical part of the body portion and projecting therefrom at the bottom to encircle the upper portion of the tapered bottom portion in spaced relation, and the other strip encircling the tapered bottom portion of A.the core and eX- tending at its upper end into the aforesaid projecting portion of the first-mentioned strip, said projecting portion and the upper end of the second-mentioned strip being screw-threaded yand separably connected by said screw-threads.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE OBENHACK. Witnesses:

C. E. -CARRIGAM G. L. FISCHER. 

